The type specimens of sucking lice (anoplura) deposited in the entomological collection of Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

The type specimens of chewing lice (Insecta, Mallophaga) deposited in the entomological collection of Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

“…Recently, a list including 34 type specimens of sucking lice (Anoplura) also from the Werneck Collection was published, contributing to the recognition of its importance and helping to make available this rich source of scientific information (Cardozo-de-Almeida et al 1999).…”

“…Several other historical collections are part of the EC, which also includes a "general collection" representing all the insect orders. Following the guidelines prescribed by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, different authors have published lists of the type specimens included in the EC of IOC: Gonçalves et al (1993), Marchon-Silva et al (1996), Ferraz (1997), Cardozo-de-Almeida et al (1999) and Felippe-Bauer and Oliveira (2001). Entomological collections are indispensable for the modern taxonomy, since the study of the comparative characters has been considering the starting point to new scientific investigations (Martins 1983).…”

“…A list of 131 Mallophaga type specimens deposited in the Werneck Collection is presented in this current paper. The methodology here applied was the same of Cardozo-de-Almeida et al (1999). Main synonymies are indicated in the text.…”

Lista dos exemplares tipos de Ceratopogonidae (Diptera: Nematocera) depositados na Coleção Entomológica do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

“…Com ele começou a tradição de se ter no Instituto especialistas trabalhando em Ceratopogonidae. Assim, Lutz publicou em 1912Lutz publicou em , 1913 (Gonçalves et al 1993, Rocha et al 1998), Diptera-Culicidae (Marchon-Silva et al 1996, Hymenoptera (Ferraz 1997) e de Anoplura (Cardozo de Almeida et al 1999).…”